Marriott to Build New Luxury Hotels (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Hotel operator Marriott International Inc. plans to open a new brand of boutique hotels catering to wealthy travelers, teaming with designer and hotel entrepreneur Ian Schrager....more...Marriott to build new brand of luxury hotels (The Daily Record) BETHESDA, Md. - Hotel operator Marriott International Inc. plans to open a new brand of boutique hotels catering to upscale travelers, teaming with designer and hotel entrepreneur Ian Schrager....more... BAE 'paid for Saudi prince's daughter to go on honeymoon': report (AFP via Yahoo! News) British defence firm BAE Systems secretly paid 250,000 pounds for the daughter of a Saudi prince at the centre of bribery allegations to go on a luxury honeymoon, The Sunday Times newspaper reported....more... Developer: No Condos For Coney Island (WCBS-TV New York) The developer who wants to modernize Coney Island's amusement district has scrapped plans to build rental apartments and luxury condos as part of the project. Critics of Thor Equities' plan to turn the amusement park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, into a Las Vegas-style entertainment complex had long argued that adding residential development was a lousy idea. Slideshow: New York Landmarks ...more... Memo Pad (New York Times) GROWING AIR FLEET As the global economy grows and diversifies, the number of commercial airliners in service is increasing sharply. In its annual forecast, Boeing said that 28,600 new commercial airplanes would be delivered in the next 20 years, when a total of 36,400 airliners would be flying the global skies. ?Over the next 20 years, the center of gravity of the world airline fleet will move ......more... BAE Systems alleged to have paid for royal honeymoon (Gulf Times) LONDON: Defence firm BAE Systems secretly paid £250,000 for the daughter of a Saudi prince at the centre of bribery allegations to go on a luxury honeymoon, The Sunday Times newspaper reported....more... Housing Bubble and Real Estate Market Tracker (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance) A roundup of articles and data about the housing market....more... BAE paid for Saudi prince's daughter's honeymoon says report (Middle East Times) LONDON -- British defense firm BAE Systems secretly paid £250,000 (about $500,000) for the daughter of a Saudi prince at the center of bribery allegations to go on a luxury honeymoon, The Sunday Times newspaper today reported....more... Gov't fixated on wrong tourism targets (Japan Today) Tourism is important for any country, both in terms of foreign exchange earned and the goodwill that a delighted visitor shares with friends and family once they get back home....more... |